ALL meanings of crater
cra·ter
C c - countable noun crater A crater is a very large hole in the ground, which has been caused by something hitting it or by an explosion. 3
- noun crater the bowl-shaped opening at the top or side of a volcano or top of a geyser through which lava and gases are emitted 3
- noun crater a similarly shaped depression formed by the impact of a meteorite or exploding bomb 3
- noun crater any of the circular or polygonal walled formations covering the surface of the moon and some other planets, formed probably either by volcanic action or by the impact of meteorites. They can have a diameter of up to 240 kilometres (150 miles) and a depth of 8900 metres (29 000 feet) 3
- noun crater a pit in an otherwise smooth surface 3
- noun crater a large open bowl with two handles, used for mixing wines, esp in ancient Greece 3
- verb crater to make or form craters in (a surface, such as the ground) 3
- verb crater to fail; collapse; crash 3
- noun crater a small faint constellation in the S hemisphere lying between Virgo and Hydra 3
- noun crater in ancient Greece or Rome, a kind of large bowl or jar shaped like an amphora 3
- noun crater a bowl-shaped cavity, as at the mouth of a volcano or geyser 3
- noun crater a pit resembling this, specif. one caused by a bomb or by the impact of a meteorite, as on the moon 3
- noun crater a S constellation between Hydra and Corvus 3
- verb transitive crater to make craters in 3
- intransitive verb crater to form craters 3
- verb with object crater to make craters in: Bombs had cratered the landscape. 1
- verb with object crater Slang. to cancel, abandon, or cast aside: to crater the new project. to destroy or ruin: One more disappointment won't crater me. 1
- verb without object crater to form a crater or craters: The surface of the concrete cratered and cracked under the repeated impacts. 1
- noun crater a mixing bowl characterized by a wide mouth and body with two handles projecting vertically from the juncture of the neck and body, used to mix wine and water. 1
- noun crater A large, bowl-shaped cavity in the ground or on the surface of a planet or the moon, typically one caused by an explosion or the impact of a meteorite or other celestial body. 1
- noun crater depression in a surface 1
- noun crater hole made by meteorite 1
- noun crater opening of volcano 1
- noun crater (astronomy) A hemispherical pit created by the impact of a meteorite or other object. 0
- noun crater (geology) The basin-like opening or mouth of a volcano, through which the chief eruption comes; similarly, the mouth of a geyser, about which a cone of silica is often built up. 0
- noun crater (Informal) The pit left by the explosion of a mine or bomb. 0
- noun crater (Informal) Any large, roughly circular depression or hole. 0
- noun crater krater, an ancient Greek vessel for mixing water and wine. 0
- noun crater (Ireland, informal, Britain, dialect) A term of endearment, a dote, a wretched thing. 0
- verb crater To form craters in a surface (of a planet or moon). 0
- verb crater To collapse catastrophically; implode; hollow out; to become devastated or completely destroyed. 0
- verb crater (snowboarding) To crash or fall. 0